Gabri Veiga steps into Nico González’s role at FC Porto | OneFootball

Gabri Veiga represents another successful bet by Francesco Farioli and it's no trick. The Italian coach only needed to put the 23-year-old Spaniard in the central corridor – his preferred position – to get the best out of the player. Veiga had already shown good signs in the reception to V. Guimarães and, in Barcelos, against Gil Vicente, he was decisive in both goals: first by assisting Froholdt and then by launching Zaidu at the start of the second half. The Galician is starting to justify the option to fill the gap left by his compatriot Nico González in midfield, a box-to-box midfielder with the ability to arrive in the opponent's area.

With an aggressive attitude in defensive processes and quality in passing in the final third, Gabri Veiga presents himself as quite different from what was seen in the Club World Cup, when Martín Anselmi surprised by putting him on the right wing. The Spaniard now has more relevance in the team and has taken on the role of executor in set pieces, being the Portista with the most crosses, including corners, in the championship.

"The FC Porto coach is motivating Gabri Veiga and knows how to get the most out of his abilities and those of the other players. We're seeing an FC Porto with excellent dynamics, playing a very pleasant and very offensive football", said Álvaro Pacheco to the newspaper Record. The coach has been following the midfielder since his time at Celta de Vigo and maintained that follow-up in Saudi Arabia, where they both coincided.

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